Tent-support.



F. BAHLER.

TENT SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4. Isms.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

FRED BAHLER, 0F GILROY, CALIFORNIA.

TENT-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, rate" Application filed October 4, 1916. Serial No.123,722.

To all w-hom e't may concern:

Be itknown, that I, FRED BAHLER, a citizen oftlre' United States,residing at Grilroy, in the county of Santa Clara and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain useful Improvements in Tent-Supports,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing.

The invention relates to a foldable frame structure and moreparticularly to the class of foldable or collapsible tent supports orframes.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a support ofthis character which serves as a frame or tent pole and is capable offolding or collapsing so that when the tent is not in use the supportwill be brought into compact form to occupy the least possible space andto permit the convenient carrying thereof or the bundling of the samewith the tent covering.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a support of thischaracter wherein the sections thereof are connected together in a novelmanner so that they may be readily adjusted and folded and when set upfor use will serve as a frame or pole for the tent.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a support of thischaracter wherein the size thereof can be varied to meet the necessityof the capacity of the tent when set up for use, the support being ofnovel form to permit the folding thereof with despatch and the properadjustment of the same.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a support ofthis character which is extremely simple in construction, readily andeasily folded or set up for use, thoroughly reliable and etlicient inits purpose, strong, durable and inexpensive in manufacture. V

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tent showing the support,constructed in accordance with the invention in use, the tent beingpartly broken away.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesnpport.

Fig. 3 is afragmentary verticallongitudinal sectional view throughone"hinge joint of the support.

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary side elevation showing sections adjacent eachother of the support folded.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail the support comprises a sectionalsubstantially U-shaped frame A including the main bar or rail formed ina plurality of sections 5 and the end props or upright bars or railsformed in sections 6 which are at right angles to said main bar or rail.

The outermost sections 5 of the plurality constituting the main bar orrail are fixed in any suitable manner to the innermost sections 6 withthe props or uprights at their meeting ends. The sections 5 and 6 ofsaid bars or rails are swingingly'joined to each other at their meetingends through the medium of detachable hinges each comprising a pair ofleaves or straps 9 formed with pintle sleeves 8 in which is engaged thepivot pintle or bolt 9 which is held therein by a wing nut 10 threadedthereon so that the leaves or straps 7 of the hinge can be readilyseparated from each other in the adjustment of the support and when theleaves or straps 7 are joined will swingingly connect together thesections adjacent each other.

The leaves or straps 7 of the hinges are detachably connected to themeeting ends adjacent to each other of the sections through the mediumof bolts 11 which carry wing nuts 12. In this instance the leaves orstraps 7 are formed with a plurality of holes 13 for the reception ofthe bolts 11 which are reversely passed therethrough and also throughsuitable holes in the sections 5 and 6 of the frame A and in this mannerany number of sections can be swingingly joined to each other andreadily adjusted as will be obvious.

The frame A can be readily folded by the swinging of the sections ontoeach other so as to render the frame compact When in folded condition tooccupy the least possible space while not in use.

The frame When set up for use is of substantially U-shape and the tentcovering B is stretched thereover as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing andanchored at the ground or foundation in the usual well-known manner.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of useof the tent support will be clearly understood and therefore a moreextended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

In a device as described, in combination, two bars, two similarly shapedhinge leaves secured upon the respective bars so as to Copies of thispatent may be obtained for permit the bars to contact endwise, a pintlepassing through the beads of said hinge leaves, said pintle beingthreaded at one end, and a thumb nut engaging the threaded end of saidpintle and adapted to jam. the edges of said bars and also to jam thebeads of said hinge leaves together so as to 1grictioually prevent thecollapsation of said ars.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRED BAHLER.

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